Details

Abstract / Summary

A group of young people have come together on a project: to find their inner idiot. They and their mates appear as "idiots" when they go out, and they enjoy life together in Stoffer's uncle's large villa in Søllerød. They challenge each other and the community every day with their idiot-play. At the end of the film comes the ultimate challenge: they must dare to be idiots when they are with their loved ones. But this challenge is so great that it will also become the collective final - but only after we find out that one of the girls is carrying a secret that might have driven her inner idiot.

Field of Interest

Film

Accolades / Awards

Nominated 1998 Cannes Film Festival, Palme d'Or

Copyright Message

Copyright © 1997 by Lars von Trier. Reproduced by permission of Zentropa Studios. All rights reserved.

Director

Lars von Trier, 1956-

Content Type

Script

Format

Text

Sub Genre

Comedy Drama

Original Publication Date

1997

Original Release Date

1998

Page Count

108

Performer

Bodil Jørgensen, 1961-, Jens Albinus, 1965-, Anne Louise Hassing, 1967-

Producer

Vibeke Windelov, 1950-

Producer - Institution

Zentropa Entertainments, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Arte France, October Films, ZDF Television

Publication Year

1997

Publisher

Zentropa Entertainments

Place Published / Released

Hvidovre, Capital Region (Denmark)

Release Date

1998

Subject

Film, Music & Performing Arts, Literature & Language, 1990s, Intellectual disabilities, Communities, Cultural norms, 1990s, Karen, Stoffer, Susanne

Keywords and Translated Subjects

1990s